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SPACE FACTS 2: The planets in our solar system

The centre of our solar system is the sun. All of the planets in our solar system orbit the sun. It takes the Earth 1 year to orbit the sun.  

The closest planet to the sun is Mercury. The Earth is the third planet closest to the sun. This picture shows the relative sizes of the planets (but not their relative distance from the sun). See how tiny the Earth is in comparison to the giants like Jupiter and Saturn, and how large the sun is. 

Can you write aour own Mnemonic to remember the order of the planets?

My          Very      Easy   Method  Just      Speeds  Up         Names

Mercury  Venus   Earth   Mars     Jupiter  Saturn    Uranus  Neptune

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